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Time-capsule

Lebanon, Indiana's eclipse time capsule features the town's 2024 solar eclipse slogan, "Get Mooned In Boone."

The Solar Eclipse Time Capsules of Small Town America

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.

Jennifer Byrne April 10, 2024

Belgrade, Serbia

Znak Pitanja (?)

Belgrade’s oldest restaurant has a rather unusual name.

The solar system as seen from Voyager 1 on June 22, 2023, via NASA's Eyes simulation. (Not pictured, because it's too small: Earth)

Explore the View From Humanity’s Most Distant Spacecraft

Launched in 1977 and now nearly 15 billion miles from the Sun, Voyager 1 continues its journey at 38,000 miles per hour.

Frank Jacobs, Big Think June 23, 2023

Big Apple Time Capsule

Martinsburg, West Virginia

Big Apple Time Capsule

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

He found a bottle like this one, labeled morphine.

Found: A Very Unusual Time Capsule

Usually you'd expect pictures or a note. Not morphine.

Sarah Laskow August 14, 2017

A tree that will become an anthology in 100 years

Forest of the Future Library

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

The exterior of the Hall of Records

Keystone, South Dakota

Hall of Records in Mount Rushmore

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

Found: A Beautiful Old 10-Cent Bill

In a time capsule, no less.

Sarah Laskow July 1, 2016

space exploration

The Inevitable, Intergalactic Awkwardness of Time Capsules

A close examination of the Voyager Golden Records reveals the one flaw behind all attempts to bottle history: humans.

Cara Giaimo May 25, 2016

Moulins, France

Mantin House

French Time Capsule-19th Century home revealed to the public.